Democrats are making largely meaningless appeals to the so-called ‘Merrick Garland Precedent” to argue for a delay in confirming the President’s next Supreme Court nominee. The American people feel differently.
With the President set to announce his Supreme Court pick Monday evening, another name has entered the game.
With Justice Kennedy retiring, the new center of the Roberts Court is likely to be the Chief Justice himself.
A thoughtful liberal argues the Justice has “altered and destroyed his legacy” by allowing Donald Trump to appoint his successor.
As Washington gets ready to fight a new battle over Roe v. Wade an new poll shows that most Americans oppose overturning that decision.
The current discussion about SCOTUS is a good excuse to look at how other countries handle these things.
President Trump’s short list of potential Supreme Court nominees consists mostly of conventionally conservative, well-qualified, jurists.
A really weird detail buried in a New York Times story about President Trump’s efforts to get the Justice to retire.
The White House is hoping for a relatively quick turnaround time to pick a replacement for Justice Anthony Kennedy.
President Trump is reportedly considering the 47-year-old Utah Senator to replace Anthony Kennedy.
Retiring Arizona Senator Jeff Flake says that he will not seek to block President Trump’s nominee to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court.
Progressive enthusiasm for the notion that our governing framework is dynamic and ought be constantly updated by the judiciary is waning.
The unconscionable violation of norms in 2016 won’t apply in 2018; it’s a matter of power, not principle.
After thirty years on the bench, during which he played a central role in some of the Supreme Court’s most significant rulings, Justice Anthony Kennedy is retiring.
It’s been eight years since we’ve seen a Supreme Court retirement, and despite speculation there were none announced today.
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court struck down a California law requiring Crisis Pregnancy Centers to provide information about abortion.
The Supreme Court has largely rejected a challenge to state and Federal redistricting maps in the State of Texas.
We may finally get a ruling applying the Excessive Fine Clause to the states and limiting the ability of police to confiscate property.
The Supreme Court avoided ruling on the merits of two partisan gerrymandering cases, but the issue will be back before them sooner rather than later.
With two more weeks to go, there are plenty of “big” cases still awaiting the release of a decision.
In Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute, Samuel Alito authored a 5-4 opinion ruling that removing voters from the rolls after four years is perfectly legal.
Some legal scholars are speculating that the Court’s ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop could impact the ruling on the President’s Muslim Travel Ban. This seems unlikely.
In an exceedingly narrow ruling, the Supreme Court sided with a Colorado baker who refused to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding reception. However, the ruling did not address the broader issues raised by the case.
How far should judicial confirmation hearings go in asking potential Judges and Justices their opinions about issues that may come before them?
With one month to go in its term, there’s still a lot on the Supreme Court’s plate.